EP1194933B1 - Seismic conductive rope lead-in cable - Google Patents
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- EP1194933B1 EP1194933B1 EP00930281A EP00930281A EP1194933B1 EP 1194933 B1 EP1194933 B1 EP 1194933B1 EP 00930281 A EP00930281 A EP 00930281A EP 00930281 A EP00930281 A EP 00930281A EP 1194933 B1 EP1194933 B1 EP 1194933B1
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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- G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
- G01V1/16—Receiving elements for seismic signals; Arrangements or adaptations of receiving elements
- G01V1/20—Arrangements of receiving elements, e.g. geophone pattern
- G01V1/201—Constructional details of seismic cables, e.g. streamers
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- H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
- H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
- H01B7/04—Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables
- H01B7/045—Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables attached to marine objects, e.g. buoys, diving equipment, aquatic probes, marine towline
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- the present invention relates to lead-in cables for connecting seismic streamers to a towing vessel and for transmitting seismic data from the streamers to data processing equipment aboard the vessel and, more particularly, is concerned with a low-cost, small diameter conductive rope-like lead-in cable having improved performance characteristics.
- Lead-in cables are used at the front end of the towed seismic streamer spread to connect each streamer to the towing vessel. Lead-in cables are also used by the military at the front end of the towed seismic arrays used for locating other vessels at sea.
- the lead-in cable carries electrical power to the streamers (or seismic arrays) and seismic data from the streamers (or arrays) to data processing equipment aboard the towing vessel. In either of these applications, the lead-in cable must withstand the mechanical forces generated by movement of the vessel and towed streamers (or arrays) through the seawater.
- Lead-in cables are usually terminated at their vessel end inside each storage reel and at their sea end with mechanical terminations capable of transferring loads through the system. They are stored and deployed from both fixed and slewing winches. Therefore, the details of these terminations and arrangements vary from installation to installation.
- current seismic cables are constructed as a central assembly containing electrical and/or optical components around which steel armor wires are helically wrapped to provide both mechanical protection from cutting or bending, etc. and tensile strength.
- the overall tensile strength of these cables is in excess of 5,3 ⁇ 10 5 N (120,000 pounds force (lbf.)) to cope with the loads they are expected to experience in service.
- Loads are generated as the result of drag on the streamers, vibration of the lead-in cable resulting from vortex shedding, motion transmitted from the deflectors or doors used to achieve the separation of streamers, and inertial effects within the towing arrangement.
- Fig. 1 illustrates the cross-section of a conventional lead-in cable in present use.
- a cable typically contains copper or copper alloy power and seismic data conductors bundled or twisted together to form an inner core.
- the core is mechanically protected by a layer of helically wrapped steel armor wire and by a non-metallic outer jacket.
- Copper is typically used instead of steel for the electric conductors in seismic cables because the electrical resistivity of copper is approximately one-fortieth (1/40 th ) to one-sixth (1/6 th ) that of steel.
- copper conductors elongate more easily and distort at lower elongation values, or under compressive loading.
- a relatively high factor of safety must be used for present cables comprised of primarily copper conductors.
- the tensile strength factor of safety for a seismic cable is the ratio of breaking load to working load.
- a factor of safety of 4:1 is typically used in present cables with copper conductors.
- a large safety requires correspondingly large gauge and diameter cable components, which increase the cable weight, overall diameter, and cost in comparison with a cable designed to a lower safety factor.
- Fig. 2 illustrates the cross-section of a typical electro-optic lead-in cable.
- fiber-optic transmission lines results in a significant reduction in overall cable diameter.
- copper power cores in these cables still requires a relatively high tensile strength factor of safety to ensure against cable distortion and damage in seismic operations.
- a lighter weight and smaller diameter cable advantageously permits an increase of the separation distance between the streamers towed behind the vessel.
- a smaller diameter lead-in cable is also advantageous because problems associated with fluid drag and vortex shedding increase with cable diameter.
- such a lead-in cable will contain little or no copper and can therefore be designed to a lower tensile strength factor of safety than present lead-in cables.
- Such a lead-in cable will preferably also be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and have an extended life expectancy.
- such a lead-in cable can be designed to incorporate either fiber optic or conventional seismic data conductors.
- EP-A-0577467 describes a hybrid cable for transmitting data and power. Copper conductors are used with PTFE insulating layers. US4156869 describes a cable in which power conductor tapes are wound in a helical manner about a dielectric material containing a central conductor.
- a lead-in cable for connecting a seismic streamer or towed array to a towing vessel is provided in accordance with claim 1 of the appended claims.
- the lead-in cable comprises a first electrical conductor at the center core of the cable for carrying a first polarity of power to the streamer.
- a first layer of insulation surrounds the first electrical conductor.
- a second electrical conductor for carrying a second polarity of power to the streamer surrounds the first layer of insulation.
- a second layer of insulation surrounds the second electrical conductor.
- a layer of seismic data conductors for carrying seismic data signals from the streamer surrounds the second layer of insulation.
- a metallic protective layer surrounds the layer of seismic data conductors for providing cut resistance to the lead-in cable.
- the second electrical conductor, the first and second layers of insulation, the layer of seismic data conductors, and the metallic protective layer are all concentrically disposed about the longitudinal axis of the first electrical conductor at the center core of the lead-in cable.
- a non-metallic protective layer surrounds the metallic protective layer of the lead-in cable.
- the non-metallic protective layer surrounding the metallic protective layer comprises thermoplastic polymer.
- a third layer of insulation is disposed between the layer of seismic data conductors and the metallic protective layer.
- the seismic data conductors comprise fiber optic cables.
- the seismic data conductors comprise signal core conductors.
- the first and second electrical conductors for carrying a first and second polarity of power, respectively, to the streamer comprise a metal selected from the group consisting of steel, copper clad steel, titanium alloy, or other high strength metal other than copper.
- the metallic protective layer for providing cut resistance to the lead-in cable comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of steel, aluminum, copperweld, or other high strength metal other than copper.
- the means for electrically insulating the first and second power conductors from one another and from the seismic data conductors comprises a first layer of electrical insulation disposed between the first and second electrical power conductors, and a second layer of electrical insulation disposed between the seismic data conductors and the adjacent power conductor.
- the electrical insulation layers comprise thermoplastic polymer.
- the means for providing cut resistance to the lead-in cable comprises a metallic protective layer surrounding and containing the plurality of seismic data conductors.
- a still further aspect of the invention includes means for providing corrosion resistance to the lead-in cable.
- the means for providing corrosion resistance to the lead-in cable comprises a non-metallic protective jacket surrounding and containing the means for providing cut resistance to the cable.
- the non-metallic protective jacket comprises thermoplastic polymer.
- the step of providing cut resistance to the lead-in cable comprises covering the seismic data conductors with a metallic protective layer.
- the metallic protective layer comprises a plurality of wires wound helically around the outer periphery of the seismic data conductors.
- An alternative aspect of the invention includes the step of covering the metallic protective layer with a non-metallic protective jacket.
- the step of covering the metallic protective layer with a non-metallic protective jacket comprises extruding a thermoplastic polymer layer over the metallic protective layer.
- the first and second layers of insulation are placed over the first and second electrical conductors, respectively, by the process of extrusion.
- the second electrical conductor comprises a plurality of wires, and is placed over the surface of the first insulation layer by winding the wires of the second electrical conductor helically around the first insulation layer.
- the layer of seismic data conductors is placed over the surface of the second insulation layer by winding the seismic data conductors helically around the second insulation layer.
- the method for making a lead-in cable further includes the step of placing a third layer of insulation over the layer of seismic data conductors before providing cut resistance to the lead-in cable.
- a lead-in cable generally designated 10
- First power conductor 12 is overlaid with and enclosed by a first layer of electrical insulation 14.
- First layer of electrical insulation 14 is covered by an overlapping wrap of metallic or fiber reinforced tape 15.
- a plurality of electrically conductive wires making up a second electrical power conductor 16 for carrying a second polarity of power to the streamer are wound helically around the taped first insulation layer 14.
- Second power conductor 16 is overlaid with and enclosed by second layer of electrical insulation 18.
- a plurality of seismic data conductors 20 for carrying seismic data signals from the streamer are placed over the outer surface of the second layer of electrical insulation 18.
- Seismic data conductors 20 include electrical signal core conductors and/or fiber optic cables. In other embodiments, fiber optic cables, as used in present lead-in cables, are combined with conductors 20 or substituted for conductors 20.
- Seismic data conductors 20 are wound helically around second insulation layer 18. Seismic data conductors 20 are overlaid with and enclosed by third insulation layer 21.
- a plurality of protective wires 22 are wound helically around the outer periphery of third insulation layer 21 to provide a metallic protective layer, additional strength, cut resistance, and torque resistance to lead-in cable 10. However, if there is sufficient strength in power conductors 12 and 16 and seismic data conductors 20, protective wires 22 may be omitted for some applications. In an optional embodiment, protective wires 22 are overlaid with and enclosed by a non-metallic protective jacket 24 to provide corrosion resistance to the lead-in cable. As seen in Fig.
- first insulation layer 14, second power conductor 16, second insulation layer 18, layer of seismic data conductors 20, third insulation layer 21, layer of protective wires 22, and, if used, non-metallic protective jacket 24, are all concentrically arranged about the longitudinal axis of first power conductor 12 at the center core of lead-in cable 10.
- first power conductor 12 comprises a single, heavy-gauge wire or a plurality of lighter gauge wires twisted or bundled together, as illustrated in Fig. 3.
- First and second power conductors 12 and 16, respectively, are manufactured of galvanized improved plow steel in some embodiments, while in other embodiments they comprise copper clad steel or a titanium alloy or other high strength metal other than copper.
- Electrical signal core conductors 20 are manufactured of copper clad steel or steel, and are electrically insulated in the well known manner.
- Fiber optic cables 20 are manufactured of single-mode or multi-mode armored optical fiber.
- first, second, and third insulation layers 14, 18, and 21, respectively are placed over the first and second electrical conductors 12 and 16 and seismic data conductors 20, respectively, by the process of extrusion, and comprise medium density polyethelene or other polymer or thermoplastic material.
- Protective wires 22 are also manufactured of steel in various embodiments, and, in other embodiments, comprise aluminum, copperweld, or other high strength metal other than copper. Copperweld is used to modify the electrical resistance of metallic protective layer 22.
- Non-metallic protective jacket 24, if used, is placed over protective wires 22 in the illustrated embodiment by any variety of processes (for example, extrusion) and comprises medium density polyethelene or other polymer or thermoplastic material.
- the steel is effectively and efficiently used in the present invention both to provide tensile strength and for electrical power conduction, notwithstanding the higher resistivity of steel in comparison to copper conductors.
- the layer of seismic data conductors 20 of the illustrated embodiment replaces both the twinax and the signal cores of conventional lead-in cables.
- the illustrated cable is essentially a "conductive rope.” Therefore, semi-standard rope termination methods may be used to attach the cable end to the streamers.
- protective wires 22 are used as seismic signal conductors in addition to their function in providing mechanical cut resistance to the cable.
- At least some of the protective wires 22 are used as electrical ground for seawater return use.
- first and second power conductors 12 and 16, respectively, and/or protective wires 22 are replaced by a metallic braid, stranded steel, or other electrically conductive material of sufficient tensile strength.
- the lead-in cable of the illustrated embodiment of Fig. 3 contains little or no copper and therefore has a lower material cost. However, copper conductors or copper clad steel wires are included in alternative embodiments if necessary for special applications, or to adjust electrical resistivity. Second, the cable has a lower ratio between breaking and working load due to the reduction or elimination of copper. Therefore, a lower factor of safety may be used in the design of the cable. Third, the cable is smaller in diameter than presently used cables. In fact, an embodiment with a non-metallic protective jacket 24 has approximately the same outer diameter as an unjacketed cable in present use. The non-metallic protective jacket 24 provides corrosion resistance in the embodiment of the invention in which it is used.
- the cable is relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture. It has fewer components than present cables and requires fewer operations to manufacture.
- the cable is made with a cabling machine alone, without the necessity of stranding and twisting components together.
- fiber optic cords are easily included in further embodiments.
- First power conductor 12 has a single 'king' wire at its center around which five preformed steel wires are wound to make the first wire layer of power conductor 12. Eleven additional preformed wires are then wound around the five wire layer to make a second and final wire layer in power conductor 12.
- the direction of lay and the number of conductor wires in power conductor 12 may vary from the illustrated embodiment to achieve electrical resistance and mechanical load carrying and torque resistance requirements.
- each wire of power conductors 12 and 16 is preformed into a helical shape that is the same size or preferably slightly smaller in internal diameter to the outer diameter of the preceding cable layer prior to being applied to the assembly. Preforming ensures that the wires hold tightly together and makes the lead-in cable 10 easier to terminate by reducing the tendency for the wires to open out when the cable 10 is cut.
- first insulation layer 14 is extruded over conductor 12, followed by an overlapping wrap of metallic or fiber reinforced tape.
- the tape is applied to help distribute the compressive load from the next layer of wrapped wires evenly over the surface of insulation layer 14.
- second power conductor 16 The individual wires of second power conductor 16 are then wound over the taped first insulation layer, again choosing the direction of lay and number of wires to achieve both electrical resistance and mechanical load carrying and torque resistance requirements. Then, second insulation layer 18 is extruded over the assembly to complete the power portion of cable 10.
- Seismic data conductors 20 are then wound onto the previous assembly.
- Third insulation layer 21 is then extruded over the layer of seismic data conductors.
- protective wires 22 are then wrapped over third insulation layer 21.
- protective jacket 24 is then extruded over protective wires 22.
- a hairy fairing is then applied over the finished lead-in cable 10 for reducing strumming of cable 10 when dragged through the water by the survey vessel.
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